Laura Valean is an Executive Editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. She has a 12-year background in broadcast media and joined the CPE-MHN team in 2016. Laura writes and edits in-depth stories on the hottest topics in the real estate industry, but she is also the host of award-winning podcast shows for both brands. Laura holds a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in Media Management.
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Suburban Atlanta Property Receives $20M Financing
Pembrook Capital Management closed on the loan package, which will help preserve the affordability of all 294 units at Shannon Lake Apartments.
Inspiring the Team
How Western National Property Management uses creativity and a pinch of fun to keep its people motivated, challenged and happy.
IPA Brokers Knoxville Senior Living Community Sale
The Marcus & Millichap division worked on behalf of the seller in its disposition of Northshore Heights, a 69-unit assisted living and memory care facility.
MassHousing Provides $24M Loan for Boston-Area Asset
The agency closed on the tax-exempt financing for a recently built 108-unit mixed-income community in Chelmsford. The transaction involved the use of recycled private activity volume cap.
Inclusion: The Key Ingredient in Charlotte’s River District
Laurel Street will build an affordable housing community—on land donated by Crescent Communities—within the metro’s largest current mixed-use project. The two local companies reveal details of their collaboration in an interview with MHN.
Luxury Senior Living Community Opens in Salt Lake City Area
Buchanan Street Partners has completed the construction of Incline at Anthem, a 298-unit property restricted to adults 55 and over.
StoneBridge Buys 346-Unit Durham Community
HFF assisted with the sale and also worked on the new owner’s behalf to secure a $28.9 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition. TH Real Estate sold the garden-style asset.
Ability Housing Begins Work on 80-Unit Affordable FL Property
Dubbed Village at Hyde Park, the $18.7 million project in Jacksonville’s Westside submarket is slated for delivery late next year.
3 Amenities Nobody Wants Anymore
With most of the incoming supply catering to high-income renters, property owners and managers should focus on amenities renters truly appreciate. This will set properties apart and ensure long-term leases.
CPC Originates $11M Refi for Brooklyn Assets
The finance company provided the Freddie Mac loans for three multifamily properties in Cypress Hills, Crown Heights and Fort Greene.